Once the blazing yellow sun reached the top of an old willow tree, Trixie was awaken by the smell of waffles. As the unicorn arouse from her slumber, she quickly did her morning stretches and walked up to where her friends and guide were eating.
"Looks like sleepy head is finally awake." Spike joked before biting into his emerald flavored waffle.
"Ha ha." the blue unicorn stated flatly before taking a plastic plate and a waffle from Pinkie Pie.
"Anyways," Roseluck piped up, "Pinkie Pie was just about to tell us about King Blue Blood's fighting style."
Trixie raised an eye brow and looked at the happy-go- lucky mare who was licking whip cream off her waffle.
"How do you know his fighting style?" the unicorn questioned.
"Easy, I was visiting my friend when I saw him battling a pretty wimpy pegasus guard." Pinkie explained.
"So what is his fighting style?" Spike asked.
"Blue Blood is really good at blocking up cuts, however when he's either board of the fighting or thinks that you're going to win he shoots a blast of lighting at you." the mare informed.
"Good to know." the unicorn said, "Now let's get going." Trixie finished up the last of her breakfast and quickly threw the plate into her pack before slinging it over her shoulder and trotting towards the mountain.
"Wait!" a voice said before jumping out of a bush, blocking Trixie's path.
The unicorn had a white coat, blue eyes, and a purple mane and tail. She wore a simple light bluish white dress, black boots, and had a bow and arrow levitating in front of her.
"You are a warrior, no?" she asked.
"Y-yes." Trixie gulped, still startled from the sudden appearance.
"My name is Rarity, and I challenge you to a fight." Rarity stated promptly.
Trixie smirked and levitated her blue sword in front of her, "Ready when you are."
"Begin!" Pinkie Pie shouted, causing Roseluck to cover her ears.
Rarity shot an arrow and it immediately caught on fire. However, Trixie easily blocked it with her sword and charged at her opponent. Quickly the white unicorn shot an arrow into the earth and it immediately sprout a path of ice, causing Trixie to fall on her bottom and allowing Rarity to give her opponent a good strong kick to the jaw.
"AARRGH!" The blue unicorn cried out in pain. She spat some blood and a tooth on the icy ground and looked at the smug unicorn evilly.
Thinking that victory was hers, Rarity shot an electric arrow at Trixie, but the blue unicorn used her sword to slice through the arrow and then she threw her sword right at her. Before Rarity could dodge, the blade sunk into her right shoulder.
She screamed out in pain, crimson red blood trickled from her wound and onto the grass.
"Give up?" Trixie questioned smugly, whipping some blood off of her lips.
"N-never." Rarity stuttered, tears were cascading down her cheeks as she tried to pull the sword from her shoulder, only to stop as more blood began to flow from her wound.
"Please just stop this!" Roseluck begged, "Let me heal Rarity and we'll just call this a draw!"
"No!" both unicorns exclaimed.
"We must fight until one falls, it's the warrior way." Rarity informed.
Trixie summoned her magic to grasp the hilt of her sword and pulled it out of Rarity's shoulder. The unicorn screamed out in pain and almost lost her breakfast once she saw her blood streaming out of her deep gash.
"T-take th-this." the white unicorn gasped before unleashing an electric arrow.
Before Trixie could deflect it with her sword, the arrow was quickly in engulfed in green flames and landed on the ground in ashes.
"Spike, what the hell!?" Trixie shouted angrily at the glaring purple dragon.
"Roseluck is right." he stated flatly, "You two are wasting your energy, even if Trixie or you win you'll be too drained to even climb the mountain, much less fight the king." Spike addressed Rarity, earning him a disapproving glare by Trixie.
"I...see." Rarity said.
"Besides, isn't your guys' goal to stop the king?" Pinkie Pie asked.
Rarity bit her lip and gazed at the group of ponies in front of her. It's been a long time since she's seen so much friendship before. It almost brought a tear to the unicorn's eye.
"Come on, just call it a draw and we can get going." Spike sighed, clearly getting a little impatient.
Stomping her hoof in defeat, Trixie gazed at Rarity and held out a hoof, "They're right ya know." she exclaimed.
Rarity reluctantly bumped her hoof against her opponent's and quickly took a few steps back.
"Trixie?" the white unicorn asked, "If you get to his castle before me, give Blue Blood a kick in the bottom for me."
"Same." Trixie smirked before looking at her friends, "Let's go."
"But I need to heal her first." Roseluck inquired.
Trixie and Rarity were about to argue, only to be interrupted by Pinkie Pie.
"That sounds fine by me! I'll leave some rope and a pickaxe behind." the mare chimed before taking out the supplies from her mane and giving them to a baffled Roseluck.
"But-" Spike said, only to be interrupted by Pinkie.
"Buts are for dogs, now let's go!" the pink mare sang while dragging Trixie and Spike into the opening of the cave which would lead them up the mountain.
Once they left, Roseluck opened her first aide kit from her bag and looked at the white unicorn.
"So," the earth pony began, "This may hurt a bit."